Montreal introduced as an online station with a twice weekly 747 service on the routing Bombay / Delhi / Frankfurt / London / Montreal on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

11 August 1982

First Airbus VT-EHN "Ganga" arrived in Bombay.

25 May 1982

Air India and Airbus Industries signed an agreement for the purchase of three Airbus 300B4-200 aircraft in Bombay. Two aircraft will be delivered to AirIndia in July / August 1982 and the third in November 1982.

15 October 1982

Mr. J.R.D. Tata re-enacted his original flight of 1932 in a Leopard Moth from Karachi to Bombay via Ahmedabad to mark Air India's 50th Anniversary.

12 August 1982

With the arrival of Air India's second Airbus VT-EHO "Godavari" in Bombay, the fleet now consists of ten Boeing 747s, six Boeing 707s and two Airbus 300B4-200s.

29 July 1982

Air India's Airbus VT-EHN"Ganga" received by Mr. Raghu Raj, Chairman-cum-Managing Director in Toulouse.